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What do Kids ask Scientists?
Science is exciting, science is fascinating, and with science you never get bored — this is what I want to communicate to children when I give talks about my research. As I work with brains, lasers and...
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Question of the Week: Why Do Wombats Poop Cubes?
A wombat waddling along (Image: © Jack Ashby) With pudgy little legs and a determined waddle, wombats are amongst Australia’s cutest marsupials. I mean, have you ever seen a wombatlet (not the...
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A Fine Vintage: Grapes and Wine in Ancient Egypt
Some of the best conversations I have with visitors in the UCL museums start with the question ‘what’s that?’. A couple of weeks ago, I was asked about an object by a visitor to the Petrie Museum of...
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Question of the Week: Why do box jellyfish have eyes?
If you meet me during one of my shifts as a PhD Student Engager in the Grant Museum, you’ll find me next to the Micrarium, facing a case packed full of jellyfish and their ghostly relatives. I’ve never...
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Question of the Week: Why are sea sponges considered animals?
By Sarah Gibbs In that big comparative anatomy lecture hall in the sky, Robert Grant, founder of UCL’s Grant Museum of Zoology, must be smiling. This week’s featured question focuses on Grant’s...
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Summer Lovin’: Why You Need a Pachyderm Paramour
Here’s a special issue of Jungle-politan by our Senior Relationships Correspondent, Sarah Serengeti. Hey there, Savannah Sisters. I don’t know about you, but when the temperature climbs, the first...
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Trippy Taxidermy and Severed Heads: The Best of the Grant Museum
For budgetary reasons, UCL Culture has recently decided to terminate the Student Engager programme, which has brought PhD students into the university’s museums to share their specialist knowledge and...
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Question of the Week: How do dogs recognise other dogs?
From Great Danes and Dogue de Bordeauxs to miniature Dachshunds and Chihuahuas, man’s best friend comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, so how can they recognise fellow dogs even when they all look...
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We’re Finalists for a Science Journalism Award!
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we’re finalists for the Association of British Science Writers’ (ABSW) Dr Katharine Giles science blog award! The awards celebrate researchers who undertake...
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Cerys Bradley: My Last Blog Post
In April, I had my last shift at the UCL Art Museum . Last week I had my last shift in the Petrie Museum, next week will be my last shift ever at the Grant Museum. After nearly four and a half years,...
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